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Salford is a city, with metropolitan borough in the west-central part of the metropolitan country of Greater Manchester and historic country of Lancashire, north-west England.
The name of Salford derives from the Anglo-Saxon Sealhford sallow-tree ford, in reference to the willow trees that grow alongside the banks of the River Irwell that flows through the city. The old medieval centre of Salford was located next to the River Irwell, on the opposite bank of Manchester.
Cloth and silk were made there and the processes of dyeing, fulling and bleaching were carried out. It was one of the UK first major industrial towns and gained status at the start of the industrial revolution.
Salford has many tourist attractions such as the Imperial War Museum North and the Lowry Centre, an award winning art gallery comprising 2 theatres and 3 galleries
In August 2005 a survey by a television rated the city as the 9th worst place to live in the UK (based on criteria of crime, education, environment, lifestyle and employment).
The city of Salford is undergoing massive changes with an impressive regeneration scheme for the areas around the University. And at just one and a half miles away from Manchester city centre, the University of Salford is right on the doorstep of big-city diversity and fun.
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